Sentences with phrase «outcome of your federal case»

Having the right federal defense attorney can make a substantial difference in the outcome of your federal case.

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The outcome of that $ 85 billion merger - in - the - making depends on a case in federal court, which is pending the decision of the judge.

The bill could only be made law pending the outcome of a Supreme Court case that is determining the legality of placing wagers on the outcomes of sporting events, potentially overturning a federal prohibition.

Each of the votes were marked by violence, and in the case of Bayelsa and Rivers, extreme violence; and in all of them, the fact that the federal government desired a predetermined outcome, even if it did not go so far as to outrightly impose its preference, was clearly evident.

In fact, this politics in place of law has gone on for so long, that the body of Federal case law is so convoluted and conflicting that now there there is precedent for nearly any outcome.

A federal court has delayed the retrial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pending the outcome of a Supreme Court case.

Metuh had through his application for stay of proceedings, urged the Supreme Court to halt his trial before the Federal High Court pending the outcome of his appeal before the apex court on the no - case submission.

If they don't have a quorum, then you get exactly the same outcome as if instead of rejecting most petitions for cases to be heard by them, they just reject them all: the federal appeals court's decisions stand.

These drug pricing discrepancies could become even more important depending on the outcome of the pending Supreme Court case King vs. Burwell, which challenges the legitimacy of federal health - care subsidies and could leave as many as 8 million Americans without subsidies and uninsured in 2016.

All this federal support, however, could contribute to an even higher trajectory for future spending on public education than has been the case in the past, regardless of the diminishing returns in terms of student outcomes.

According to legal observers, the outcome of the case, Lawrence County v. Lead - Deadwood School District No. 40 - 1 (Case No. 83 - 240), could affect school finances in many Western states, where millions of acres of land are owned by the federal government and thus are not subject to property taxes, a major source of school revecase, Lawrence County v. Lead - Deadwood School District No. 40 - 1 (Case No. 83 - 240), could affect school finances in many Western states, where millions of acres of land are owned by the federal government and thus are not subject to property taxes, a major source of school reveCase No. 83 - 240), could affect school finances in many Western states, where millions of acres of land are owned by the federal government and thus are not subject to property taxes, a major source of school revenue.

The outcome in the federal court case is of paramount importance to North Carolina schools, with many pointing out that the bathroom regulations could threaten billions in federal school funding if it's found to have violated U.S. education law.

Interest rates and eligibility depend on the outcome of a credit check, and in all cases the interest will be higher than on federal loans.

«Of Dogs and Men does an excellent job educating citizens on both the common facts of these heartbreaking cases and the surprising scope of the problem, while highlighting the tools citizens can employ to change outcomes for the better — from legislation requiring officer training in canine encounters to litigation under the federal civil rights act,» Wells addeOf Dogs and Men does an excellent job educating citizens on both the common facts of these heartbreaking cases and the surprising scope of the problem, while highlighting the tools citizens can employ to change outcomes for the better — from legislation requiring officer training in canine encounters to litigation under the federal civil rights act,» Wells addeof these heartbreaking cases and the surprising scope of the problem, while highlighting the tools citizens can employ to change outcomes for the better — from legislation requiring officer training in canine encounters to litigation under the federal civil rights act,» Wells addeof the problem, while highlighting the tools citizens can employ to change outcomes for the better — from legislation requiring officer training in canine encounters to litigation under the federal civil rights act,» Wells added.

With comments like these, the outcome of the case seems obvious: The Supreme Court will either overturn the Federal Circuit's current standard or, at least, refine and clarify it.

Earlier today I applauded Google for promoting, as part of a broadbased industry coalition, balance and rationality in connection with the rules of procedure of Europe's future Unified Patent Court, and I congratulate its lawyers on having presented the outcome - determinative prior art reference to the Federal Patent Court of Germany in the photo gallery case.

Our legal team routinely handles misdemeanor and felony cases in both state and federal courts and has a proven track record of achieving successful outcomes.

As a recent federal ruling, U.S. v. Dicus (reducing a sentence as a sanction for prosecutorial misconduct) proves, legal scholarship can have an impact on the outcome of a case, even if a paper hasn't been published in a top journal.

Whatever the final outcome of the case, I hope the federal government will seriously consider the actual and potential dangers that sex workers face in their work, and push to enact legislative changes that enable them to protect themselves and to seek legal protection as needed.

By applying our in - depth knowledge of the Jones Act, the OCS Lands Act, the Longshore Act and other federal regulations, we will secure the best possible outcome in your case and help fight for fair compensation for your injuries, including:

The outcome of this case may also have an impact on the Canadian Human Rights Commission's anti-hate policy; and, the federal and other human rights commissions might intervene.

This means that the choice of the state or federal system can have a major impact on the outcome of the case.

Seventh Circuit Rule 52 allows the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, when faced with «questions arising under the laws of [a] state which will control the outcome of a case pending in the federal court» to «certify such a question to the state court in accordance with the rules of that court» and to «stay the case... to await the state court's decision.»

These may be set based off state and / or federal legislation as well as case law, which is established based on the outcome of former cases.

If sample size is not masking a significant correlation, the greater readability advantage in federal courts may be explained by the factors that depress the summary judgment success rate in state courts: more restrictive state summary judgment standards, the lack of state court resources compared with those in federal court, and state court judges» relative reluctance to grant summary judgment.111 Although greater readability could still influence the outcomes in some state cases, which would be consistent with the slight readability advantage in our sample, on the whole the anti-summary-judgment factors would reduce the potential readability effect on summary judgment outcome.

So far, only three published studies have analyzed the association between brief readability and case outcome, 50 and no studies have analyzed that association in the trial courts, where most lawyers practice.51 Long and Christensen sampled 882 appellate briefs from the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and state supreme courts.52 Their dependent variable was the outcome of the appeal (affirmed or reversed), while their independent variable was readability measured by the Flesch Reading Ease score as calculated by Microsoft Word.53 For federal appellate and state supreme court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for federal or state court, standard of review, presence of a dissenting opinion, and readability of the opinion deciding the appeal.54 For United States Supreme Court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for constitutional issue, criminal or civil case, presence of a dissenting opinion, and opinion readability.55 They found no statistically significant correlation between readability and outcome in the briefs in their study.56

The speed with which you hire legal representation can make all the difference in the final outcome of your case, since it could determine whether you are successful in having the charges against you dismissed or if you end up being convicted and sentenced to a lengthy term in federal prison.

Due to the harsh consequences associated with a federal crime conviction, if you've been accused, it's imperative that you hire a Central California criminal lawyer from McKneely Law Firm who is familiar with the complex federal court system and can increase your chances of a positive case outcome.

Although the overall policy behind the BIA would not endorse the wife leaving the marriage with nothing, it was up to federal Parliament to amend the BIA to avoid this kind of outcome in some provinces, a point that was also made years earlier in an Ontario Court of Appeal case called Shea v. Fraser.

Though the US Sentencing Commission seems unlikely to produce a «one - year - later» report on the impact of Gall and Kimbrough, it seems fair to suggest that these cases have had an important and consequential effect on federal sentencing outcomes and atmospherics.

The eventual outcome of the case could vastly extend the federal government's responsibilities to hundreds of thousands of aboriginal people.

The outcome is likely tied to the fact that the case was taking place in the federal district for Eastern Texas — a cluster of small towns that turned patent trolling into a major cottage industry, welcoming lawyers from across the country to sue app developers and everyone else.